Shavers Fork of the Cheat River is situated in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA. It is 88.5 mi (142.5 km) long[3] and forms the Cheat at its confluence with Black Fork at Parsons.[6] It was traditionally considered one of the five Forks of Cheat and its upper reaches constitute the highest river in the eastern United States.[7]

Shavers Fork
Shavers Fork at Stuart Recreation Area in the Monongahela National Forest
Map of the Monongahela River basin, with Shavers Fork highlighted.
Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Counties	Tucker, Randolph, Pocahontas
Physical characteristics
Source	Thorny Flat, Cheat Mountain
• location	Pocahontas County, West Virginia
• coordinates	38°23′44″N 79°59′02″W[1]
• elevation	4,553 ft (1,388 m)[2]
Mouth	Cheat River[1]
• location	Parsons, West Virginia
• coordinates	39°06′39″N 79°40′43″W
• elevation	1,621 ft (494 m)
Length	89 mi (143 km)[3]
Basin size	214 sq mi (550 km2)[3]
Discharge
• location	Bowden, West Virginia[4]
• average	445 cu ft/s (12.6 m3/s)
• minimum	99 cu ft/s (2.8 m3/s)(1976)
• maximum	27,600 cu ft/s (780 m3/s)(2010)
Discharge
• location	Cheat Bridge, WV[5]
• average	188 cu ft/s (5.3 m3/s)

Geography

Shavers Fork, via the Cheat, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 214 mi² (554 km²).[3] It flows for much of its length through the Monongahela National Forest, and drains mostly rural and forested areas. 97% of the river's basin is forested, and two-thirds of it is public land.[3]

Shavers Fork rises in north-central Pocahontas County at Thorny Flat, highest peak of Cheat Mountain (4,848 ft/1,478 m) and the site of Snowshoe Mountain ski resort. Its headwaters flow through the ghost town of Spruce. The river then flows generally north-northeastwardly through Randolph and Tucker Counties, where its valley is the trough between Cheat Mountain (to the west) and Shavers Mountain (to the east). Settlements along its course include Cheat Bridge, Bemis, Bowden, and Porterwood. The "High Falls of Cheat" (15 feet [4.6 m] high) is a few miles upstream of Bemis. Shavers Fork ultimately joins the Black Fork at Parsons to form the Cheat at an elevation of 1621 ft (494 m).[3][1][6]

Names

The creek was named after the local Shaver family.[8] According to the Geographic Names Information System, Shavers Fork has also been known historically as:[1]

• Chavers Fork
• Main Cheat River
• Shafers Fork
• Shaffers Fork of Cheat River
• Shaver's Fork
• Shavers Fork River
• Shavers Fork of Cheat River

See also

• List of West Virginia rivers
• List of waterfalls in West Virginia

References

External links

• The Nature Conservancy's Upper Shavers Fork Preserve Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

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